, 1887-11-18
MOST CAPTURED.
The Fiery Anarchist Behind
the Bars.
Arrested for Making Incen-
diary Speeches.
He Denies melting the Reds
To Riot.
Most Behind the Bars.

New York, Nov. 17.-Herr Most has
been arrested and taken to police head
quarters. The arrest was made on &C.
count of his language at the anarchist
meeting on Saturday night. The anarchist
was arrested at noon to-day in the Office
OF his newspaper, by Detective Sergeants
Crowley and McGuire, of Inspector
Byrnes' staff. He was taken directly to
police headquarters and through the
aldermen's gate, and locked up in one of
the cells of the basement. His arrest
was made by direction of Inspector
Byrnes on a warrant issued by Justice
Cowing to-day, for having made an in
cendIary speech, calculated to mcite a
riot. on last Saturday night, in a hall on
Seventh street. The warrant was made
returnable before Justice Cowing in
court.
AS early as last Wednesday Superin-
tendent Murray intimated 10 his captains
that they should take particular pains in
watching the movements of anarchists in
this city, especially during the excite
ment attending the hanging of the an
archists in Chicago on Friday and their
funeral on Sunday.
On thursday night occurred the par
ade of the Reds and then all the re-
serves were on duty. Late that night
Superintendent Murray issued special
orders to captains TO follow all the move
ments of all the anarchists and report to
him onthe meeting they Would likely hold.
On Saturday night a wake was to he held
by the anarchists in Florence hall on
Second avenue, but Capt. Mccullough
succeeded in getting his officers there be-
fore the socialists arrived and made things
laoiloJl, nnoon,I nrt ablv for tho molaop-
tents, but while this was going on, 10
ham Nest with his companion, Lena
Fischer, was attending an anarchist meet
ing on Seventh street. After the aud.
fence got well warmed up, Most himself
made a speech which was particularly
bio d curling in character. Unfortunate
ly for Most, patroimen Rott and Sachs,
of the fourteenth precinct were there in
civilian dress, taking notes. Thes
memoranda we're brought to Sup
erintendent Murray and laid be-
fore him, and on Monday a search was
begun for the anarchist. He was not to
be found and there is every reason to be
lieve that he had left the jurisdiction OF
the state and was in hiding somewhere
Then the shrewdness of Inspector
Byrnes came into play. He knew that if
he made public the quandary of the police
Most would naturally learn OF it and he
would stay out of the city indefinitely.
He kept his mouth sealed and allowed the
excitement OF the search for Most to die
out. The bait was well used. Most
thought the trouble was gone by and yes
terday he came back to the city and went
to work with his paper. Byrnes was in
formed of this and early this morning he
went before the district attorney and pre-
scented the evidence he had obtained
against Nest and asked the grand Jury to
find an indictment against him. The in.
5pector and so"cn witnesses gave testi-
mony and an indictment was found.
Meanwhile Most had been arrested.
Most insists that he did not use the Ian
guage attributed to him by the police.
As this is the second time he has been ar
rested for making violent speeches, he
will probably get the full extent of the
law. which is one years Imprisonment
| and a fine.